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The History: A couple of years ago, I started journaling my prayers and God's responses to them. I told my friends about this, they were really interested. I told my Pastor about it and he said, how about sharing those on line. When I asked God, He said, my words are for you, but not just for you. And, here we are...I hope He speaks to you in these words.
My prayer:
Another weird but glorious day God! So MANY things trying to come against me today but you worked everything out perfectly! You are such a perfect and amazing God! I PRAISE YOU AWESOME LORD!!! I want to hear just from you tonight God.
What God Said Tonight:
Today was more of the weirdness that is trying to throw you off track. We are so close to the promises that you have been waiting for and today was more of those attacks I told you about.
You did well today, you did not panic and you came to me with it all. You trusted me and that is so good. Keep trusting me and I will make ALL things work to your good. The attacks and the blessings. I will make all things work to your good. You realize that means every thing. Every act, every word EVERYTHING, I will make every thing work to your good.
You are a blessed child of mine and you are set up for such greatness in your life. You ...I don't want to say more because I don't want to ruin it for you. I want you to experience it in its fullness including the surprise of it.
Keep the faith girl, it is right around the corner. Be prepared for anything and trust me in every thing and I promise I will work it all out for your good!
You rest now daughter, you should be pretty tired after this day! Love you and sleep sweetly.
My prayer:
Mighty and powerful Father God. My thoughts are all over the place tonight. I am so grateful for all that you are doing in my life and the lives around me. Thank you God for bringing "D" her job! She has been waiting for SOOOOO long. Thank you for providing for her God and hearing our prayers.
You so often decisively answer our prayers God and I am so grateful for that. Sometimes it takes a long time for your answer or your provision to come through and although the waiting is hard, I can understand why it is good for us to wait sometimes.
The ones that I have a hard time understanding are the ones where you don't seem to answer. I am sure that it is just that I don't understand what all is going on, but like the baby we prayed over in the hospital; the report is that the baby is brain dead, not healed like we were believing for. Now, it could be that the report is wrong. It would not be the first time. And, I will believe your report on the matter, not the doctors report, by choice, but it is hard. It's hard for me to understand why sometimes, with something I am so sure that I understand your will, like in the case of healing where you have said that it is your desire that we live in divine health and that by His stripes we are healed, and we pray for your will over sickness and sometimes they don't get better.
I know that we have talked about this in the past and you have taught me a lot about it. But truth is, I still have trouble with it. I have trouble understanding why sometimes they are not healed. I want to understand so I can know that I am doing or not doing everything I should be doing or not doing for them.
You are the healer God and you are all knowing. Therefore, I really should let it go, knowing that you always know best and I should leave it at that but I haven't figured out how to do that.
Huh, when I started this prayer tonight God, I didn't think I had much to talk about...guess I was wrong. Thank you God for never getting tired of my questions. I wonder if I will ever run out of questions. Seems unlikely. I love you God and I thank you for everything. You are incredible!!
What God Said Tonight:
Walking in faith is not easy. If it was, everyone would do it. Being with me, trusting in me, loving me, doesn't always make sense. I know you want it to, but that just isn't the way it is.
I am who I am. I am not what you think I should be. I am, and that is what you have to understand. There are things about me that can't make sense to you because they are bigger than what your mind can reason out. There are aspects of me that seem confusing because you can't get beyond your experience of life and your experience of me.
I am who I am. I am the great physician and it is my desire that my children live in divine health. I will heal every time, when I can. I have placed and given some power to you as my children. I have given you the power of choice. I have given you the ability to choose to be with me and to choose not to be with me. I have given you the choice to accept my presents to you and I have given you the choice to refuse them.
People so often refuse the gift of healing. They are afraid to believe or they think that the healing stuff is crazy and not for them...there are many reasons why they chose not to be healed. Then there are times when people choose for them, like in the case of a baby. They don't mean to make a choice that ends in death or sickness but they don't believe that the gift is real. They don't believe that I still heal.
You have seen it multiple times in multiple people and multiple situations, so you are more likely to believe it and to receive it than some. But for someone who has not seen it or experienced it, it sounds crazy. It is easier to believe in death and sickness. They are so completely in your face. There is no subtlety in death or in sickness. They get right up in your face so you can't see anything but them.
The more you talk about my miracle healing power, the more likely they are to believe and to begin to accept my gift. Don't be quiet about what I do. Talk about it, share it and help people to believe; I am real, I am here and I am theirs. I love you daughter and don't ever stop asking questions.
My prayer:
God I am so excited tonight!!! I am so excited by what you are doing and what you are about to do!
I really should have trusted that you had a great plan, and I kind of did, but part of me wondered how much yuck I had to go through to get to the good stuff. I know I probably shouldn't think about it that way but sometimes I do.
It is always worth it. The joy that you bring the things you do are always worth the struggle in the end. I just wish I would get better at remembering that in the middle of the struggle. I wonder if I will ever get to that point where "I count it all joy," where I find a way to even enjoy the struggle? Now that would be something. That would be a true life of joy if I could find a way to enjoy even the tough parts!
But, back to the good stuff...I am so excited about the directions you are taking us, the new things you are doing with us, the new partnerships you are creating and that I get to be a part of it!!!! Thank you God for letting me be a part of what you are doing. I am SO GRATEFUL!!!! Ok, you are probably getting sick of the exclamation points but it is hard to dance on a blog!!! Love you so much God!!!!!!
What God Said Tonight:
You are cute daughter. I love seeing you excited, exclamation points and all! You are getting a glimpse of the future and it is so bright. I am so exited about taking you to this new level, this new place. There is so much we can do together in this new place. You will continue to be amazed.
I want to see you stretched beyond your limit and trusting in me. I want to see you trusting me in the things that you know you are not good at. I want to see you letting me fill those gaps you have and make you complete. I want to see you accepting all of this willingly and not thinking less of yourself for the lack but thinking more of yourself because you know that I am in you and with you and accomplishing all that you cannot.
You are more because I am in you. You are more complete and capable of so much more than you ever would have been on your own. But with that, never forget that it is me in you that is accomplishing it all. With me, you are the complete package, you are a royal priesthood and the head and not the tail. You are all of these things because of me in you. I am the glue that holds you together, the covering that makes you stronger.
Tomorrow is better than today and the day after will be better yet...so much to do and the perfect amount of time to accomplish it all, if you trust and follow me. Love you sweet girl.
My prayer:
Awesome God, I am lost in my own thoughts tonight and I am having trouble putting words to them. I need to start sketching again because sometimes words are simply not enough.
There are thoughts and feelings that transcend words. Like the first time you see the ocean or snow, how do you explain that feeling. Or like the first time I fell in love, words are not enough. Like the first time I felt you in my heart and in my spirit, words do not exist.
God I love you and I trust you even though life is very weird right now. I trust that you are in control despite all of the weird things that are happening. My life is completely yours and I am at your disposal God.
What God Said Tonight:
Words are not enough but words are a start. I communicate with you in words but they are more than words.
Words are powerful and they create reality. Words create the world around you. The power of words is truly undeniable if you pay attention. I have infused words with power. I spoke the world into existence. I used words. Don't discount the power of words.
You are right that some experiences transcend words, but you must find the words in each situation. It is the task I have for you at this time. Find the words, create the reality and spread my word throughout the world. We are running short on time to get the message out and I need you to be serious and targeted in your ministry. I need you to use the words I give you to show as many people as possible the salvation and joy that I have for them I need you to explain how amazing our relationship is. I need you to tell them in a way that makes them want it for themselves.
You find the words and I will anoint them with the power to touch their hearts. Together forever my girl. I love you and those are words with a lot of power. Rest now and get ready for tomorrow.
My prayer:
God of all creation, mighty healer, provider, teacher, lover, Father, best friend, peace maker, protector, ever present, all powerful, all knowing, warrior, creator, King and Lord, you are my everything. When I feel lack in my life, I just have to remember that you truly are my everything. When I get stuck in thinking about what is missing, I just have to focus on all that you are and all that you bring to my life.
You are truly more than enough God. You are nothing missing and nothing lacking. You are the reason I get up in the morning. You are the purpose in my day. You are the joy and peace that I ride in on the way home and you are the comfort that I rest in at night.
I love you God. I love how you love me. I love your power. I love your completeness. I love your gentleness. I love that you are always the answer to whatever is going wrong.
Speaking of answers, I am confused by my dreams lately. Last night in particular with the weird broken finger that didn't hurt but I kept getting side tracked on my way to get it fixed...do these weird dreams mean anything or should I be more careful about what I am eating before bed? If they have meaning, I need your help to understand them. You know I am usually pretty good at picking up on dream meanings but these...well, I can't figure these out. You tell us when we lack wisdom to ask, so I am asking.
Thank you God for being there for me always with whatever I need. I love you God. It is pretty easy to give my life to a God is everything I will ever need. My life is yours God.
What God Said Tonight:
What is it that you need to know that I haven't already told you? The details are not as important as the understanding that I am in control and that I have a purpose and a plan. If you knew more of the details you would try to make it happen on your own. I know you dear daughter. You are a doer, I made you that way. But because there are some things that I need to do for you, I need to keep some things hidden until the appointed time.
I need you to trust me with the details and trust that when it is time for you to act and time for you to understand that I will give you direction and understanding. I will never leave you in the dark for longer than is necessary. It is uncomfortable, but it builds your faith when you don't know the details of what is next, when you have to trust me to make the way. Like many things that are good for you, things that make you grow, it is uncomfortable, but necessary.
I love you so much daughter. I treasure you and our time together. I treasure your trust, I treasure your praise and worship. It is truly a sweet fragrance to me.
I see your doubt. I see you self doubt. I see your troubled mind, which is spawning these weird dreams and I am speaking to each of them tonight and saying peace, be still. I tell you daughter that you do not need to live in fear or live in self doubt. I have you firmly in my hand and I will not let go. I will never give up on you. You are my precious gem that I treasure and hold dearly and close to my heart. You are what I hoped for. You are my child and I am pleased. Experience this new peace and you will find a new level of joy in this life. I love you my sweet.
My prayer:
Awesome God, my purpose and the meaning of my life. God, I found us some new music like you asked and it is pretty awesome; but I just found out the man who recorded it was killed in a car accident last December and I am writing with tears in my eyes. He was clearly a believer and I have no doubt he is with you in heaven, so I shouldn't be sad. It is just odd to have just found his music and find out he is already gone...It leaves me feeling odd mixture of loss and joy that he is with you. Weird that I can miss someone I have never met.
On another note, thank you for the great opportunities to serve you and your people, Great opportunities to pray and connect. I also finally finished the Prayer Campus materials! That took longer than I expected but I am really excited about what you have given me for that God. I think it is going to be awesome and help a lot of people. I can't wait to see what you do with it.
On the world scene tonight, there was the earthquake and tsunami in Japan today. I pray God that you take care of your people. Help them find the way out. Help them find shelter and provision. Comfort them and give them peace dear God. I place them firmly in your hands Lord where they will always be safe.
Locally, we have a pretty big wildfire burning here. I ask God that you put a hedge of protection around your people and their homes God. I pray that you keep them from harm. I pray that you provide for them and give them peace. I thank you God that you, as the Prince of Peace, provide us with a peace that passes all understanding.
There is a lot going on tonight God. Thank you for being big enough to handle it all. I love you God. What is on your mind?
What God Said Tonight:
Wait a little longer and you will see the plan and purpose coming together. I have had a plan for a long time now and it is all coming together right now.
You have prayed for peace for a lot of people today. It seems like a theme and there is a reason for that. It is times like this when it seems like everything is falling apart and in chaos that you most need to trust me and lean on me.
I will bring you peace. I will be your peace in the storm. I will quiet the waves and calm the winds. I will create a place where you can sleep in the presence of your enemies knowing that I will protect you.
I love you and I have a plan that is being lived out every minute. I am in control of your life and I will not let you crumble or fail. I will raise you up and you will be held high. You will be held above the harm and above the crowd. You will be safe in my protection. You, my children will be safe now and forever.
I wait in anticipation of the day when we can live freely together, above the chaos in my perfect peace. I love you daughter. I will protect you and provide you with peace. You and all of my children have that inheritance of peace, now and forever.
My prayer:
Awesome God, my healer, my teacher, my Lord, my Father, my everything. I am distracted tonight and I am having a hard time figuring out what to pray about. I am not sure why.
This was a really good day. You healed me, you healed other people that I had the privilege to pray for (thanks again God!!). You gave me favor at my job. You blessed me all day. You protected me. You were awesome to me all day God.
I love you. Those words seem so paltry. I often say those words throughout the day and I mean them every time but with you...it seems like there should be a different word for my love for you. Just as it seems like there should be a different word for the love you have for me. It doesn't seem like enough to say "I love you." Do I say it enough? Do I show you in my actions and in the life that i live? Do I make you feel loved?
Teach me to love and express love better God. I know it is one of the most important things you have told us to do. Help me to be better at it. Teach me how to love and show love better. Thank you Jesus, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
Watch me and learn to love. I will teach you perfect love if you want to know it. I will teach you how you love a people who put you to death. I will teach you to love the very people who beat you and torture you. I will teach you how to love the robber next door who wants nothing more than the attention being diverted from him for a minute so he can escape.
I will teach you how to love the most unlovable. Thank you for being willing to learn. Love, real love, will change the world. Study, theology will never save on it's own. It is the love that makes the difference It is perfect love that is never jealous, always supportive and always there. You can count on this kind of love.
You are falling asleep on my daughter, but I love you and I will teach you my perfect love. You are very close in many cases. I believe you will be a quick learner, again. I love you sweetheart. Stay safe and whole and find us some new music.
My prayer:
My mighty and awesome Lord! Today was a whole new revelation of how everything is temporary and I am not promised tomorrow. Kind of a wake up call. It helps me to remember to be so very grateful for every day. It helps me to remember that every prayer request is an awesome opportunity for me to serve your people. It helps me to remember not to waste time but to cherish it. God, thank you for helping me to remember and thank you for healing me.
You are so amazing. I don't know what you have planned for the next week or so but it feels like something big is on the way. I can't wait to see what you do! I love you God. Thank you for the reminder today.
What God Said Tonight:
Today was not what it seemed. You were not in the danger that you thought you were and I am fully protecting you, especially right now.
There will be great attacks waged against you in the next several weeks, but I will protect you. The attacks cannot succeed. You are safe in my arms. The car yesterday was part of the the attack. The physical symptoms today were part of the attack. There will be more but do not be afraid. I am with you always. We have much to do yet.
There will be a day when your time on this earth is over and we will be together in heaven forever. That will be a time to celebrate and not to mourn because it will happen when you have achieved all that I have for you to do on this earth. It will be a time of joy and reconciliation. It will be wonderful but it will not be premature. It will be in my time and with my purpose.
Your purpose and my plan for your life is assured. I love you so much daughter. Trust me and do not be afraid. I will protect you always. I will guide you always. I will NEVER leave you. You are in for some truly great times, some amazing things that you have longed for are about to happen. But, in the meantime, there will be these attacks. Feel free to laugh them off because they cannot touch you. I love you daughter. You are safe.
My prayer:
My God, my Lord, my everything. How are you doing tonight? I have been so focused on me and what is going on in my life, I haven't asked you how things are for you in a long time. How are things going? Did any of us do anything that blessed you today? Were you able to get accomplished what needed to be accomplished today? Do you need anything? Do you want to talk? I love you God and I am here for you.
What God Said Tonight:
It is a wonderful thing when your kid actually remembers to ask you how you are doing! I had a really good day. There were many things and many people who blessed me today. There were people who fed others who didn't have food. There were people who gave homes to those who had no where to live. There were people who visited other people in prison. There were people who loved the people around them and the love made all the difference. There were people who loved a young girl, who you know, and kept her from making a bad and irreversible choice.
There were these things and so many more. I am blessed by my children every day. I am blessed in their praise, in their worship. I am blessed in their obedience. I am blessed in their service and in their giving. I am blessed by their faithfulness. I had a good day.
There were other things today too. Things that were not such a blessing. Those things are the reason we still have so much work left to do. Those things are the reason that I need you to continue the course that I have set for you. Those things are the reason that we cannot rest until every single person has heard about me, about salvation, and has had a chance to make the right choice. It is soooo important. I cannot tell you. It is truly the only thing that matters.
Without that salvation, without my ability to cover you and wash you clean in my son's blood, all is lost. There is no coming back from a life that is not covered in the blood of Jesus. There is no way for me to truly help without that covering. Every person gets a choice.
Be my hands and feet and give them that choice. Don't miss another chance. Give them the choice.
I love you daughter. I am blessed by you coming to meet me here each night. We have so many nights together left. You and me for all eternity. Thank you.
My prayer:
Awesome God, I wish I was a better person. I did not handle this day very well. I would like to be that person who always loves, who always understands, who is infinitely patient, but I am not that person...At least, not yet. I would like to always think of others before myself. I would love to give more than I receive. But I am not there yet.
Instead, I am the person who has days like today, when every little thing seems to get on my last nerve until I get frustrated with myself and I am no good to anyone. I wish I was a better person.
God, I ask that you make me a better person. Keep working on me God. Keep changing me. Keep making me into someone that you can use.
I love you God and I am very grateful that you helped me keep my cool and not actually "go off" on any one. I pray God and ask for help making tomorrow better than today. Make me better tomorrow than today. Thank you God. In Jesus name. amen.
What God Said Tonight:
Today wasn't so bad but your attitude gave you a tainted view of the events. It clouded your vision of the day. Today, there was a lot of laughter. Today you blessed more than one person. Those are the things that you can focus on. And, yes, you did not "go off" on anyone which is a huge improvement from not that long ago.
You are not what you hope to be but you are much farther along in who you need to be than you were last year or even last week. You are constantly growing. You are constantly in the process of becoming all that I will have you be.
It is good to want to be the best you can be, but it is arrogance to think you will achieve it on your own or even in this lifetime. Your responsibility is to try and to recognize that all have sinned and fallen short of my glory. You are a part of that "all."
This perfection you so constantly seek is not very useful to me. I need you as you are, striving to be all you can be and falling short, relying on me to make up the gap. You and I, remember, we are in this together.
You are so busy pulling yourself up by your bootstraps that you are forgetting to lean on me. You are forgetting that I am here for you and I want to help you. You are forgetting that I love you and I will help you and guide you always. I am your ever present help. Rely on me for that help. Stop trying to do it all on your own and you will not get so frustrated.
I am yours now and forever and I will always be here for you. Relax and rest in me tonight so I can help put some things right. I will make sure that your path is clear and straight. You will know what steps to to take tomorrow. I will make it plain. Trust me to guide you and trust me to make up the difference of where your ability drops off and my grace kicks in. It is there for you. I love you daughter, please don't forget that.
My prayer:
Mighty Father, guide me, direct me, teach me and make me what you need me to be. I love you God and know from experience that what you want for me is better than what I imagine for myself. So, I officially let go tonight God. Not my will but your will God. We, I say it all the time, but tonight I mean it in a whole new way with a whole new level of sincerity.
God help me to see the things you want me to do and to change and help me to do and change them. God help me to see your people as you see them so I can always find love and compassion for them. Help me God to be a blessing in people's lives. God help me to help them become all that you want them to be.
In the immortal words of Tiny Tim, God bless us, every one! Bless every one of us God. In Jesus precious name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
I love my children so much. I know that sometimes it is hard to see why. Sometimes it is hard for others to see why I love you so much.
Life scars, scratches and mars my people. I never meant for that to happen. I never meant for life to be painful and damaging, but here we are. When you look past the scars, you will find beautiful fresh, new skin. You will find a tenderness of a person who just wants to be loved and accepted. That is at the heart of every person.
Depending on the depth of their scars, you may never be able to see their true need and they may never be able to tell you. Depending on the thickness of their scarring, you may never be able to reach them. But, I can. Given the opening, I can.
Continue in your gift my daughter and pray. Pray for those that hurt you, pray for those that love you, pray for those who ignore you, pray for those who don't even know you yet. Pray and open the channel for me to reach through the scars and heal them.
There are some people with scars that run so deep and so thick that nothing but the power of the Holy Spirit can penetrate them. But, give me the opportunity and I will heal. Give me the chance and I will make them new and whole. Give me the chance and I will make you new and whole too my daughter.
It is my hope, my desire that all of my children live in divine health. That is not just physical health. Divine health is a health of the body, mind and spirit. It is a wholeness, a completeness that allows you to be all that you can. It is my great desire that each of my children know this wholeness.
Will you open the channel so I can come in and heal? Do not grow weary, do not get tired of doing good. It is worth it, every time. Tomorrow is a new day with new opportunities. I am with you now and forever and we will see such great things. Rest now and be made whole.
My prayer:
My Father God. I know you told me that I needed to reflect and move on today. I need some help with the moving on part.
In reflection, I just found myself missing lost things more and more instead of focusing on all of the amazing things you have done. I miss my cat, I miss friends, I miss, well you know all the things I am missing tonight. Wallowing in this is definitely not good and not what you want. So, I need your help God.
I ask for your help to look forward and not backward. I need your help to focus on all that I have and all that you have done instead of the things that are gone, either temporarily or permanently. Basically, I just need your help. You have always said when I need help to call on you. I am calling on you God.
I love you God. Thank you for always being there for me and never leaving.
What God Said Tonight:
All things, except for me are temporary. If you are going to get stuck in the past, stuck in missing the things that are gone, you are going to be miserable your entire life. You will never see the future I have for you as long as you mourning what is gone.
You have great things in your future, but those things will be temporary as well. You must learn to appreciate what you have while you have it and let it go when it is gone. I have great plans for you but the harder you hold on to things that I have allowed to leave your life, the harder it is for me to put the new things into your hands. You have to empty your hands before I can fill them. Let it go so I can give you the new thing.
You will always have opportunities, people, pets and love in your life, but it won't be from the same people, animals or circumstances. Life, by definition, is transient. You know that even your own body is dust waiting to become dust again. But I am permanent, unchanging and will never leave you. I am the ONLY thing that is permanent.
So, hang onto me. Don't ever let go of me. Let everything else come and go and you will live the full life I have planned for you. When you think of the people and things that have come and gone, appreciate them for what they were and what they brought and know that there will be new things, people experiences in the future that will bring to you as much or more.
Living life is like riding the rapids of a river. Sometimes you race down the river, sometimes you float, but the scenery, the things around you are always changing. The only thing that is constant is the boat, the thing that is carrying you. I am your boat and I will not leave you. Let It go tonight and I will fill your life tomorrow. I love you daughter now and forever.
My prayer:
Awesome God. I am not sure what to pray tonight. This has been a wild week with great highs and great lows. I am glad that it is over and I am looking forward to rest tomorrow.
God I feel like you are preparing me, us, for a new season. I feel like we are right on the edge of some new great thing. It is exciting and a little frightening.
Your will be done God. Nothing more and nothing less than your will. It really is that simple God. I trust you completely and want your complete will. If I have learned anything in the last year it is that your plans for me are so much better than anything I come up with on my own.
So, I am in complete submission to your will God. Not our of a feeling of defeat but out of a place of faith and joy knowing that what ever you have for me will be amazing. I love you Father. What is on your mind?
What God Said Tonight:
You came through this week and did not lose your faith. That is good. That is not something you could have done not so long ago. You have been on a journey to increase your faith. You have been on a journey to bring you closer to me. The journey is not over but it is time to reflect and see how far you have come.
You will never be done growing or learning. It is a part of life that you will always be able to learn more and be more. You will always have goals and direction. You will always have me to dream the big dreams for you.
This is the end of one thing and the beginning of something new. Take a moment to mourn the ending but move quickly to celebrating the new thing.
The future is bright. Your future is limitless. I am going to take you to new places, new levels and new experiences that will be incredible. Reflect on where you have come from but don't get stuck in reflection. By the end of tomorrow I need you forward focused again. Ready to take the next steps.
I love you daughter and I love the journey with you. Giving you a big hug right now my girl. Sleep and rest. The time for the new season is nearly here.
My prayer:
It was a great day God. Thank you for your continued favor. I got to connect a lot of people today and that was A LOT of FUN!
I am pretty wiped out though. I can't stop yawning and really just want to go to bed. But I want you more. I want to hear what you have to say more than I want to give in to sleep. So, awesome Father, what is on your mind tonight? I love you!
What God Said Tonight:
Giving your all to the day is a good thing and you should not be ashamed. Every day that you give your all is a day without regret. Live you life without regret. Live your life doing all that you can do, trusting me to do what you can't. Then you will find joy. You will live in a place of complete contentment.
Doing all that you know how to do, and standing in faith for me to do the rest. It is how our partnership works. We are partners in this life and we will create a life that is beyond what you can imagine. I am your God, your Lord, your teacher and your Father. But I am also you brother and your partner. I am you husband and I am in this with you, not as a commander but as a partner.
You are thinking you are not worthy of being a partner with the most high God. Well that is where my blood comes in. I needed to sacrifice for you so that you would be covered in my blood and we could be partners.
I did it all for you. But I get to benefit from it too. I get to spend your life and the rest of eternity with you.
If I had not provided a way for you, I would have been completely lonely for the rest of eternity. No man can fully redeem himself in the law. But with the blood, I have the opportunity of knowing and being in relationship with each of you. With each of my children.
I love each of you so much. You are so very unique and beautiful and lovable. I will watch over you and your purpose and ensure that all goes as planned. My sweet daughter, go and get your rest. We have more to do tomorrow.
My prayer:
Lord you are worthy of all praise. You are the purpose and meaning of my life. You are what I get up for each morning and you are my last thought before I go to bed.
God, I had no idea that a relationship with you could be this good, this powerful, this meaningful. I just had no idea. When we started this journey, when I decided I would live my life for you, I had no idea what I was getting into.
I thought I would just go to church every Sunday and that would be that. I had no idea that you would eventually be integrated into every aspect of my life. I had no idea that I would truly hunger for moments of being close to you. I had no idea that it wasn't just about Sunday, it was about living every moment in your presence. I had no idea it would be so fantastic!
I think of the years I wasted doing my own thing and running away from you and I am filled with regret. If only...Well, at least we have each other now. At least I get to know what it is like to love and be loved by the Most High God, creator of the universe now.
Thank you God for loving me and letting me get to know you. Thank you for allowing me to have a relationship with you. Thank you God for today.
What God Said Tonight:
Walking through life with you is pure joy for me daughter. I love to spend our days and our nights together. I love that you don't keep me isolated, that you let me into all of your life. I hate it when people try to lock me away in a church building. I am God. Do you really think you can fit me into a building made by man's hands?
I want you, all of you. I want to bless you in every area of your life. I want to know you in every situation and I want you to always have me to lean on. I can't be there for you when you lock me out. The only thing that can keep me from blessing you is you.
Let me in and I will help you. I love you so much. Stay in my presence always that I can bless you abundantly. I only want to bless you and love you. I only want good things for you.
I am your Father and I am so proud of you. I want to cheer you on and I want to help you navigate the rough patches. I want to be your ever present help. Let me in so I can be.
If there is an area of your life that you can't think about me at the same time as you think about it, that is a danger zone. That is an area you have locked me out of. Let me into that area and I will help you. I will guide you but let me in.
I love you and I will not condemn you but I can't help you if you don't let me in. Let me wrap my arms around you tonight and rest in my embrace. My love for you is boundless. Sleep sweetly.
My prayer:
All mighty God. Tonight God I am struck by the importance of our everyday lives. Decisions that we make, things we do and things we don't do have eternal consequences. The words we speak are so powerful in shaping our lives and shaping the lives of the people around us.
People are hurting all over the world and their lives are in the balance. Their eternity is in the balance. What we do, how we live, can make all the difference in their lives. Sometimes I forget about how important it is to live my life for you. I take for granted this life. I miss the significance of how I affect the people around me.
Sometimes, like tonight, when I step back and realize the impact I can have, for positive or for negative, I get a little overwhelmed. What if I get it wrong? What if, in a moment of thoughtlessness or selfishness, I do or don't do something and in that moment is someone else's last chance to make a decision for you? How many people have been lost because I messed up and didn't pay attention to what you wanted me to do?
But, maybe that is being arrogant. I mean, you are God and if I mess it up, you can use someone else right? But maybe there isn't always time.
God, I pray and ask tonight that you help me to not miss any more opportunities. I pray God that you help me to live a life that constantly aware of my potential impact on the people around me. Help me to live a life that is sensitive to the needs around me. Help me to live a life that takes every opportunity to show you off. Help me to get it right. In Jesus name.
What God Said Tonight:
You are trying and that is more important than getting it right. You are willing and that is more important than the result. I don't ask you to make it happen, I just ask you to be willing and available.
Be willing and open and I will guide you, I will help you, I will make sure that the impact is positive and just what they need. I am in charge of outcomes. I am in charge of the result. You are responsible for showing up and being avaliable. When you do that, even if you get it wrong, I can work with it and turn it toward, your and their good. Just be willing. Don't close yourself off, don't get distracted and be willing and available. I have got the rest of it covered.
I love you daughter and I am glad you recognize the impact your life can have. You are here for a purpose. You are in the circle of people that you are in for a purpose. I need you to be my light to them. I need you to freshen their light when it grows dim. I need you to ignite them when their light has gone out. I need you to be willing to stand in that gap and I will take care of the rest.
My sweet daughter, rest tonight. Thank you for your willingness. I can use that.
My prayer:
My God. I don't have any words tonight. I need you to take it tonight. I love you with all that I am. Thank you for your love.
What God Said Tonight:
I am all that you need and I will take care of everything. I will take care of you. I know your heart is hurting right now but these are momentary circumstances that will change.
What will not change is my love for you. What will not change is my plan for you. What will not change is the assurance that I will guide you direct you, protect you, teach you and most of all, again, I will love you.
I have a plan and purpose that you do not understand. It will make sense some day I promise. But right now, trust me and give me your heart so I can heal the hurt. I will take very precious care of it. I will treat it as if it is my own, because it is.
I am here and I am not leaving. I am never going to leave you. I am the one true thing you can always count on. Count on me, trust me, even though you can't see the end from the beginning. Know that I can and it all turns out perfectly.
Don't isolate, don't run from me, just trust me. I love you daughter. Always remember that. Always remember my promises to you. They are eternal and forever. I am all yours and always will be.
My prayer:
Awesome God of the universe. the answer to everything that ever was or ever will be. God you are so much bigger, so much more than I can ever imagine. And, the concern I have tonight, that I need your help with seems so small, but I can't think of anything else.
God, my kitty hasn't come home yet tonight and that is not like her, especially when it is cold. I am worried about her and I want her back home and safe. So, God you tell me to bring you everything. You say there is nothing too big and nothing too small. I am taking you up on that. Please bring my Tess home safe. It is too cold for her to be out there. You gave her to me and she is such a great companion. I am not ready to be without her. Thank you God for hearing me and taking care of her. In Jesus name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
Waiting is never easy. I know your worries and I will give you peace if you allow me. I care about the concerns of your heart. If it is important to you, it is important to me. Just like you often tell me that the things that are important to me are important to you. That is part of what love is about. When the things that are important to the person you love become important to you for no other reason than they are important to them.
So, yes, I hear your prayer and I will take care of it. I love Tess too. You are my precious child and I do not want you to be in pain unnecessarily.
I have a lot for us to do and I need you focused. I need you to hear me and to understand what is coming next and as long as you are picturing the worst with her, you aren't hearing me clearly.
You feel me with you now. You feel my breath, the breath of life. Inhale deep and be life and light to this world. Be my walking praise report. I love you daughter and I will take care of this and everything that concerns you. Your concerns are my concerns and my concerns are yours. Your life and everything in it is what I care about. Trust me for the little and the big. I will not let you down, I will never let you down. Be in peace and leave this in my hands tonight.
My prayer:
My God, my Father, my love. God you are not just mine but you are at least mine.
Your love is so amazing that I don't want to keep it to myself. In most areas of my life, in most relationships, I want to be the most loved, thought most highly of by the person. Pretty selfish, I know. But with you, your love is so good, I don't want to keep it all to myself.
I want every person on the planet to experience that love. Not just because it assures their salvation and they get to live with us in heaven forever. But also, because your love is so amazing, right here right now. I want them to feel your love. I want them to see your favor in their lives. I want them to hear your voice God. I want them to know you. I want all of this for them just because it is so GOOD. It is completely and totaly good.
So, tonight I pray God that you give everybody an experience of you. It is a big prayer but you are a big God. I pray God that you give the people who know you a fresh, greater level of intimacy with you. I pray God that you give the people who don't know you a real, powerful and undeniable experience of you tonight. God, pour out your love on them, heal them, love on them, fill them with your peace. I pray and ask it in Jesus name, amen.
What God Said Tonight:
Now you are hearing my heart daughter. I can easily fufill your prayer tonight because it is the desire of my heart.
I am laying my hand on your heads right now and I will love and protect you always. I will guide you always. I will love you always. I will heal you. I will protect you. I will take you to new levels of spritiual maturity and blessing. I will walk with you all the days of your life and I will welcome you on the day you come to live in heaven.
I will be yours forever. I will be your God. I have chosen you. I have ordained you for a purpose. I have loved you from before you were born. I have carved you in the palm of my hand. You all are my fingerprints. Each curve and swirl in my hand is reflection of you, who I love.
I am with you now and forever. Receive me and I will keep you close. It is time for you to receive all that I have for you. I have so much to give you and so much to share with you. I have been waiting for you to be ready and that time is here.
You are about to receive more of me than you have ever known. Are you ready? Don't be afraid, I promise that it will be good. You don't have to do anything but be open to me and receive me. You will see like you haven't seen before, you will hear like you haven't heard before, you will taste like you haven't tasted before and you will smell like you haven't smelled before.
You will have a new level of sensitivity to hear and follow me. You will have a new level of sensitivity to do my will in your life and to see the needs around you. I love you dear daughter and I will never leave you. Rest in me and I will give you rest. I will awaken you ready to meet tomorrow. Sleep in my peace.
My prayer:
Well my God, we made it! This was one crazy week but we made it!! You are amazing and I will never stop thanking you for all of the favor you showed me this week. I hope I made sure everyone knew that it was you making me successful and nothing I was doing except following your lead. God you get all the glory. I am just grateful to be along for the ride!
God I pray that your perfect will be done in every situation in my life and in every situation in my friends lives. Your will God. Nothing more and nothing less. That is such an easy prayer these days God.
Thank you for showing me I can always trust you. Thank you for showing me that your will is always the best. Thank you for showing me that you really can and do turn everything for the good of those who love you and are called according to your purpose. Thank you for letting me love you and for calling me.
What God Said Tonight:
Why don't you wait and see what I have for you next. You think this week was good and crazy? It was nothing compared to what is coming next. The next thing will blow your mind.
Do you see how each day, each week, each month and each year builds on the last. I want to take you to high places and I need to build you the platform steps to get there. That is done with gradual growth. Sometimes not so gradual.
You are building the steps that will lead you to heaven. You are building the steps that will lead you closer to me. You are building the steps that will remain long after you have used them. They will create a stairway that anyone can follow. Make that stairway public so the world can follow you.
Continue to build each step with me and before you know it, you will look down and not be able to see where the steps start any more.
I love you so much daughter. Take each step, not worrying about our ultimate destination but trusting as you build each step and climb onto it, that there will always be another step, another level, another height to reach.
Your life is destined for greatness and you will look back in awe. I have created you for a purpose and I have a great plan. Build and take each step so you can get there on time. I love you daughter. Time for you to rest now.
My prayer:
My Father God. God, you are so perfect. You are so incredible. Your words are always perfect, always just what I need to hear. Your love is so perfect. Your favor is so amazing. I cannot help but be in awe of you.
God, I have given pretty much all that I had to this day. It was good, but I don't have much left tonight. All I really want to do is go to sleep. But I couldn't do that without spending our time together. I can't go to sleep without hearing from you. Your words are like air to my lungs. I can't live without you. I love you Daddy. Speak to me?
What God Said Tonight:
Great favor brings a lot of work. You know that I have destined you to succeed and I will continue to do so but that doesn't meant that you won't have to work for it. Favor just means the work will be fruitful and will produce results.
You will know great success throughout your life. I love watching you succeed. Don't let it ruin you. Don't let yourself get cocky or full of pride. Remember me in all that you do and watch what we can accomplish.
The fruit, the results, the outcome is what will reflect the heart. You will be known by your fruit. When others criticize or get jealous, you won't have to say a thing, just point to your fruit.
You are my precious child and I will protect and defend you always. I will guide you always. I will be yours forever. My favor is not a burden but it is a responsibility. Keep praise on your lips and love in your heart. Keep me on your mind and enjoy the ride my daughter. I have destined you to succeed and I won't stop now.
My prayer:
Awesome God, Father, teacher, healer, reigning King, what is on your mind tonight?
What God Said Tonight:
Waiting on me tonight? That's good once in awhile. I love that you bring me your needs but I love even more when you just want to be with me and hear what I have to say.
I am proud of what you are becoming. Yes, your righteousness is like filthy rags but they are some of the nicest filthy rags. I am proud of what you have learned and what you are doing with it. I am proud that you are not just sitting on it, that you are using everything that I have taught you and showed you.
I will prosper you. I have great plans for you and I will cause you to be successful. You will win in the end.
You know that doesn't mean that everything will be easy. You have much more to learn. You have much more to experience. To go where we need to go, you must have more of me in you than you do right now.
You are doing everything you need to do but don't get distracted. There are many things that would like to distract you from this purpose. There are many other priorities that would like to grab you, but stay focused.
I hear your thoughts and you want me to stop talking about you but I can't help it. You, my children, are everything to me. If you ask me what I am thinking about, the answer will always be that I am thinking of you. You are continually on my mind. I am in constant thought and planning for your future. My kids are my only priority. Keeping track of you all is a full time job but I wouldn't have it any other way.
There are so many that I am waiting for. I am so anxious for their return. I think about them a lot. I think about you a lot. I love you so much. You will never know the full power of my love for you. It would overwhelm you. But know that I love you many more times than the best love you can imagine. Sleep well tonight my daughter. We have a big day tomorrow.
My prayer:
Mighty God, my mind is on your people tonight. You have given your people such amazing talents. I look around me and I see people who can sing and break my heart, people who can make me laugh until I can't catch my breath, people who can explain an idea with such simplicity and truth that I get an entirely new understanding of it, people who are so pure of heart and so transparent that I can only stand in awe and hope to be like them someday and people who love no matter what.
How is it that I get to be so blessed to have all of these people and so many more in my life? How is that possible? God you bless me. I love the way you love me. I adore how you treat me. I revel in your care for me.
God you are my everything. You are the breath in my lungs and the water to my soul. You are my everything. You are my reason for waking up in the morning and my peace when I go to bed at night. You are my Father who takes care of me and my teacher who releases me to apply what you have taught me. God I love you. You are all that I will ever need or want. I am ALL YOURS!
What God Said Tonight:
I want you to picture the best mountain sunset you have ever seen. I want you to picture the most beautiful beach you have ever been on. I want you to see the most amazing city you have ever been in. I want you to imagine all of these things, see them again in your mind and know that you are more beautiful to me than all of these things. You are more beautiful to me in your mess than the finest crafted art.
The beauty you see in others is me in them. You see the light that I have put in them. You should always appreciate that light in them and in yourself. I put it there so you could recognize each other and so you could fulfill the special and specific purpose I have on your life. I love you my sweet daughter and I will always treasure you.
You are my most prized thought. You are the daydream I fall on when I want to just relax and enjoy a moment. Let's continue to make amazing memories and share it with the world. Share your life that you can bless others the way they have blessed you. It will take humility, vulnerability, sacrifice and obedience but you are no stranger to these things You are my beautiful daughter and I love you more than life.
My prayer:
God you are so amazing. You are so faithful. You know just what I need and you always provide for me. God, thank you for the insight of last night. Thank you for sticking with me through the struggle of trying to deal with it today and THANK YOU for giving me the opportunity to share it with some of the awesome people you have put in my life.
I feel like things are back on track and back in right alignment. I feel like I have gotten out of the way and I can't wait to see what you do now!!! Speaking of getting out of the way, let me shut up so you can talk about whatever is on your mind tonight God. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!
What God Said Tonight:
You are submitted and that is good. Watch for this particular lie in the future. You are in a position that pride will always be an enemy. You must stay vigilant against it. Pride doesn't like company so keep sharing the struggle and it will go easier.
People, your community, your family are there for a purpose. You often see the purpose of serving them but there is a greater purpose of them also supporting you. The net that is built in true relationship is the key to everything.
The meaning of life...so many people are always looking for the meaning of life. It is really easy, it is relationship. Relationship with me and with each other. I made you to be in relationship. I have one commandment above all others to love me and to love your neighbor as yourself. If you are paying attention, you will see that there is the meaning of life. To be in relationship.
Keep your relationships healthy. Nurture your relationships and everything will come from that. I love you daughter, I am glad you are doing better. I know it was a tough battle, but you are better for it. I love you forever.
My prayer:
Mighty God, I am a bit of a mess. You warned me not to get caught up in what people think of me and to focus on what you think of me. I heard you, but I am not doing a very good job of it.
There are so many expectations right now and I don't want to let anyone down. I don't want to but I feel like I am. I feel like I am letting everyone down including you. I feel like I am not enough. I am feeling like a big disappointment.
Ok, I don't mean to have a pity party, but it is where I am at tonight God and I need your help to do what you have told me to do. I need your help to focus on who I am to you and in you. I need your help to follow your lead and not get confused by the millions of things I could be doing.
I need you God. I am out of my comfort zone in a big way and feeling pretty scared and vulnerable. I place it all in your hands and at your feet God. Please help.
What God Said Tonight:
What is different today from yesterday? You think you failed today. You think you let people down. What evidence do you have for this? Your entire struggle tonight is born and bred inside of you. You have allowed lies in and it is tearing you up.
If you think logically, you know what I am saying is true. You let some lies in and they have grown beyond what you were ready for. Now they are filling you and eating away at you. Lies will do that. They are prolific and they multiply with very little effort. Satan lies because it is such a good weapon. All he needs to do is put one false word into you and that can grow like a fast growing cancer to take over you entire existence.
So, treat it like the cancer that it is. I have shown you how to pray against cancer. You have to pray that it is killed a the root, torn out at the root, and cast into the pit of hell. Pray that over the lies and I will take them from you. I will leave with you the truth. I will leave with you the proper reflection of who you are and who you are about to be.
I will wash you clean each day. I will wrap you in my very own swaddling cloths. I will comfort you in distress and I will strengthen you in time of battle. I will heal you in sickness and I will guide you in times of indecision and doubt. I will be your God, your Father and your teacher forever. I am yours and you are mine.
I don't have worthless children. My children are precious and holy. My children will inherit this earth. My children are a royal priesthood. You are my child and I will remind you as much as you need me to of who you truly are. But sweep away the lies so you can hear it clearly and believe. I love you daughter. This was a momentary hiccup. You are bound for the future I have determined for you and it is good. I promise.
My prayer:
Awesome father! What a difference a day makes!! Thank you for rest and for renewing my strength! I was so completely tired out last night but then you gave me a full night's rest (been awhile since I have had one of those!), great fun with Mom today, more rest and a great movie...I feel ready to take on the world!
So much so, I am having a hard time thinking about going to sleep tonight. I want to go, run, do something somewhere, anywhere! I feel trapped and restless. It use to be, when I would feel this way, I would take off on a drive and do my best to get lost. That is a whole lot more difficult with GPS! But, I don't think that would really cut it anyway. I want to go and do something. I want to do something for you, just because.
I guess I will need to wait until tomorrow. There should be plenty of opportunities with church and everything tomorrow. God I ask for opportunities to bless you and your people tomorrow. I pray God that you show me the outlet for the amazing renewed energy and strength that you have given me.
I love you so much God. I truly cannot imagine life without you and I don't want to try. I am all yours God!
What God Said Tonight:
What you seek is here for the taking. You can serve me in your thoughts and your actions. You can bless me with your words as well as with what you do.
You don't need to change the world, you just need to do that one small thing I have asked of you. You know the one. You know the thing that I asked that you are still working on. I know it takes time but you also know how to get this stuff done. A little each day and before you know it, there it is.
I love you so much and you bless me just by being with me. You will have great opportunities to serve me and my people tomorrow. I count on you to continue to be faithful. I plan things around your faithfulness. I am able to do more because I know you will do your part. So I will always give you opportunities. Continue to balance, keep the sabbath for your rest, and do a little each day so we can do the thing I have asked you to do.
I love you. I will continue to renew and refresh you. I will continue to provide you with opportunities. I will continue to walk with you through it all. I am God and I do not change. I am forever what I was in the beginning. I am forever the lover of your soul and the Father who loves you more than my own life. I will always love you and take care of you. I do not change and I do not lie. I am forever in the place of your forgiveness and your redemption.
I am forever here waiting for you to call on me. I am always ready to bless you and to hear your cries. I am never deaf to your voice. I will always hear you. I keep a part of me always alert for your voice. You don't have to shout, I hear you. You don't have to beg, I love you. You don't have to worry, I have got you. Sleep if you can and we will do more tomorrow together my love.
